![]() ![]() Unlike in outdoor running, things match quite well. I also wanted to see the performance for indoor cycling on the trainer for Zwift (CooSpo on cyan, TICKR on magenta): Second, even when both HRM are tracking each other closely, the Wahoo read 2 to 3 beats below the CooSpo. First, the TICKR has plateau sections, and even out of them it seems less responsive to changes than the CooSpo. But if we dive into the data comparing the CooSpo (magenta) with the TICKR (cyan), we see an odd behavior of the TICKR (at least my model, and this is with a fresh battery): This seems to be corrected on the TCX export from Suunto’s Movescount:Īh, better! Back to business, the same summary of the run from the Wahoo Fitness iOS app:Īs we can see the Wahoo TICKR records higher data: average 152 bpm (vs 151 bpm), and max 169 bpm (vs 165 bpm). Essentially, the GPS sampling is every 1 second, and when that happens the data point in the FIT file has latitude, longitude and altitude, but no dynamic data (no HR, no cadence, nothing). When looking at the data track, I saw the HR apparently dropping continuously:Īs I looked deeper into the raw data editor in GoldenCheetah, I noticed this is an artifact of how Suunto captures the GPS data (I have not seen this elsewhere). Upon download of the FIT file for the Ambit2, I found the summary rather “strange”: I paired the CooSpo with my Suunto Ambit2 over ANT+, the Wahoo TICKR with the Wahoo Fitness iOS app over BLE, and went out for a jog around the block. In comparison with the Wahoo TICKR, the sensor is a bit “fatter”:Īnyway, time to compare the monitors. Here I have paired it with the Wahoo Fitness app over Bluetooth. Pairing the HRM either on Bluetooth or on ANT+ is straight forward. The packaging is simple and straight forward. In any case, I set to find a replacement and came across the CoosPo H6 HRM with dual ANT+ and BLE support on Amazon UK for £21.99 ($29.99 on ). If you want a proper footpod, get the POLAR or the Milestone POD (highly recommended!). And even ignoring the running dynamics, the stride sensor is totally bogus and can read up to 5x higher or lower than correct, despite calibration. The running dynamics features only work if you use the Wahoo Fitness app. As for its running dynamics features, I have never been able to use it properly. Recently I have experienced complete misreadings, either entering a classic plateau for a long period of time, or even worse, misreading by +/- 20 bpm randomly. Battery, consistency and quality are really excellent when it comes to reading heart rate data, including R-R for HRV estimation. As a heart rate monitor, it served its purpose extremely well for 2 years of daily use. My experience with the Wahoo TICKR Run has been mixed. But given my positive experience with the Milestone Pod, instead of going for the usual suspects from POLAR, Suunto or Garmin, this time around I decided for a sub $30 Heart Rate Monitor and got a CooSpo. Tired of my Wahoo TICKR Run failing to capture correct HR data in now almost every outdoor run, I decide to try something else. ![]()
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